Praise Martin-Oguike

Praise Martin-Oguike (born August 30, 1993) is a gridiron football defensive end who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Temple University. Martin-Oguike has also been a member of the Miami Dolphins, Arizona Cardinals and Seattle Dragons (XFL).

Praise Martin-Oguike
Personal information
Born: (1993-08-30) August 30, 1993
Abia State, Nigeria
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:260 lb (118 kg)
Career information
High school:Woodbridge (NJ)
College:Temple
Position:Defensive end
Undrafted:2017
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
CFL status:American
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

Early life

Martin-Oguike, was born in Abia State, Nigeria. He is a native of Oka in Isiala Mbano, Imo State. He moved to Woodbridge Township, New Jersey at the age of 10.[1][2] Martin-Oguike is the son of Venerable Dr. Martin Oguike (Anglican clergyman and adjunct Professor) and Dr. Ngozi Martin-Oguike (Educator and author) who are both highly regarded in the Igbo community of Nigeria. He has a sister, Precious, and two brothers Percy and Pleasant.

College career

Martin-Oguike recorded 124 tackles, 20 sacks, 1 interception, 12 forced fumbles, 4 fumble recoveries and 6 blocked field goals during his time at Temple.[3]

Professional career

Miami Dolphins

Martin-Oguike signed with the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted free agent on May 5, 2017.[4] He was waived on September 2, 2017.[5]

Arizona Cardinals

On January 19, 2018, Martin-Oguike signed a reserve/future contract with the Arizona Cardinals.[6] He was waived/injured by the Cardinals on July 26, 2018 and was placed on injured reserve.[7] He was released on August 4, 2018.

Seattle Dragons

In October 2019, the Seattle Dragons selected Martin-Oguike in the tenth round of the 2020 XFL Draft.[8] He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.[9]

Martin-Oguike was selected by the Blues of The Spring League during its player selection draft on October 11, 2020.[10]

Ottawa Redblacks

Martin-Oguike signed with the Ottawa Redblacks of the CFL on June 4, 2021.[11] On his first two seasons in the CFL Martin-Oguike played in 18 regular season games and contributed with 32 defensive tackles, seven sacks, one forced fumble and one special teams tackle. On February 7, 2023, Martin-Oguike agreed to a one-year contract extension with Ottawa.[12] On May 13, 2023, Martin-Oguike was released by the Redblacks.[13]

References
  1. Epstein, Sue (October 8, 2013). "Former Woodbridge High School football star wants to move on with his life". nj.com. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
  2. Russo, Ralph D. "After being cleared off rape charges, Temple DE finds peace". Associated Press. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
  3. "Temple University Athletics Praise Martin-Oguike". April 5, 2018.
  4. "PRESS RELEASE: Dolphins Sign 14 Undrafted College Free Agents". MiamiDolphins.com. May 5, 2017. Archived from the original on June 20, 2018. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
  5. "Dolphins Make Roster Moves". MiamiDolphins.com. September 2, 2017. Archived from the original on June 20, 2018. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
  6. "Arizona Cardinals sign linebacker Praise Martin-Oguike to futures contract". ArizonaSports.com. January 19, 2018. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
  7. Williams, Charean (July 26, 2018). "Cardinals sign Jacques Smith, waive Praise Martin-Oguike". ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com.
  8. Bender, Bill (October 21, 2019). "XFL Draft picks 2019: Complete results, rosters, players for new football league". Sporting News. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
  9. Condotta, Bob (April 10, 2020). "XFL suspends operations, terminates all employees, but Jim Zorn says he has hopes league will continue". SeattleTimes.com. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
  10. @TheSpringLeague (October 11, 2020). "The Blues #TSL2020 D-Line" (Tweet). Retrieved November 3, 2020 – via Twitter.
  11. "2021 CFL Transactions". CFL.ca. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
  12. "REDBLACKS re-sign American DL Praise Martin-Oguike". Ottawa REDBLACKS. February 7, 2023. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
  13. "Transactions – Football player trades and signings". Canadian Football League. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
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